BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@organicalberta.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251209T143000 DTSTAMP:20251209T173358Z URL:https://organicalberta.org/events/winter-webinar-2/ SUMMARY:Cover Crops and Weed Management: What Works Well\, Better\, and Bes t - Winter Webinar #2 DESCRIPTION:Cover Cropping for Weed Management\n\nCover crops can be benefi cial for a number of reasons: by keeping living roots in the soil and keep ing the soil covered\, they can help with wind and water erosion\, soil co mpaction\, nutrient cycling\, and improving soil organic matter. They have also been touted as a tool for weed suppression. However\, how well do th ey work against weeds\, in reality? In this webinar\, Jed Franklin will be leading a discussion on what he’s found works well\, better\, and best in the world of cover cropping and weed management. Jed has tried all sort s of strategies to control for wild oat and Canada thistle in his grain fa rm over the last 17 years and he’ll be sharing with you his learnings ov er that time period. Come prepared to share your experiences while we trou bleshoot cover cropping challenges.\n\nJed Franklin\n\nJed Franklin farms 800 acres near Chetwynd\, BC. He’s been certified organic for 17 years a nd in that time he’s read many books and watched many talks about nutrie nt balancing\, cover cropping and weed management for organic farmers. He ’s also experimented on his farm\, which is where he’s learned the mos t. Over the years\, he’s tried continuous cropping\, cover cropping with yellow sweet clover\, red clover\, and alfalfa\, underseeding alfalfa\, s ummerfallowing\, and heavy tillage. He’s observed the impact these pract ices have had on wild oat and Canada thistle populations on his farm and i s happy to share his observations with other farmers who face the similar circumstances.\n\n \;\n\nWinter Webinar Series\n\nThis is the second w ebinar in a series being held by Organic Alberta. Our monthly Zoom meeting s bring in different speakers on activities going on in the organic farmin g world.\n\nOrganic Alberta is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\n Join Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87362485848?pwd=B41BPchi5oxtv 8dvE4JpmjEScbtTln.1\n\nMeeting ID: 873 6248 5848\nPasscode: 791623 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://organicalberta.org/wp-content/uploads/20 25/12/Winter-Webinar-Series-Session-1-Facebook-3.png CATEGORIES:Organic Alberta Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Edmonton BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR